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not me but my other half Allan. broke his back years ago fell down stairs while reporting for guard duty only thing was about 15 other lads fell on top of him.
Was @ Aldershot hospital for a good few months couldn't walk for a few months was in body plaster then brace.
However he got back to some kid of fitness but he always had what I call a ducks bum after the accident. The in the 90's MRI scans became available and we had moved which meant our local hospital specialist was Mr Isbister a world specialist orthopedic surgeon. Allan was then operated on in 1998 on L4/L5 about which was a big postive although he lost a inch and a half in hieght.
Still has problems mainly due to scar tissue and muscle damage from around the area he was operated on.
Only recently he was told to cycle daily which really helps to keep those muscles loose.
His back muscles from a round the area can go into a spasim which will knock out both his legs fortunate not to often.
His last MRI scan about 4 years ago he was told that they could not chip away anymore bone from L4/L5
Allan was told that one day he might need to get fusion but it would only be ever be considered as a last resort something maybe in his 60's.
We don't let any of it affect our life and we very much get on with it.
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08-08-2006, 02:36 PM
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